The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
sleep medicine
sleep research
sleep apnea
COPD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,664
10,109
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Translational Medicine
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Innate Immunity
IPF
TLRs.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,872
758
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pulmonology
Asthma
Cystic fibrosis
Sleep medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
490
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Respiratory Medicine
COPD
Asthma
CF
Study design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
385
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Respiratory Medicine
Platelet Biology
AATD
Complement activation
Vascular diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
270
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pulmonary fibrosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
39
0.549
Walter Mcnicholas
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,664
10,109
0.268
sleep medicine
sleep research
sleep apnea
COPD
Michelle E Armstrong
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,872
758
0.405
Translational Medicine
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Innate Immunity
IPF
TLRs.
Basil Elnazir
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
943
490
0.520
Pulmonology
Asthma
Cystic fibrosis
Sleep medicine
Alessandro N Franciosi
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
385
0.895
Respiratory Medicine
COPD
Asthma
CF
Study design
Debananda Gogoi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
270
0.724
Respiratory Medicine
Platelet Biology
AATD
Complement activation
Vascular diseases
Abhilash Sahadevan
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
39
0.549